Consent for LSCS Flashcards
How long does a LSCS take and how long a hospital stay does it involve?
-Procedure = 40-50 mins
-Hospital stay = 3-4 days
What are the intended benefits of a LSCS?
-To secure the safest / quickest route of delivery in the circumstances present at the time of the decision
-Where anticipated risks to the mother / baby of an alternative mode of delivery outweigh those of a LSCS
What post-op advice should you give?
-Mobilise as much as possible
-Can hold / carry baby when home
-Can take 6 weeks to feel back to normal
-Seek medical attention if:
–Wound is red / swollen
–Have a temperature
–SOB
–Swelling or pain in calf
–Heavy bleeding
What are the different categories of C-section?
Category 1 = emergency to be performed within 30mins of decision, immediate threat to life
Cat 2 = emergency to be performed within 75mins, non-immediate threat to life
Cat 3 = no threat to life but birth is necessary soon
Cat 4 = elective
Who would be considered for an elective LSCS?
-Breech presentation
-Multiple pregnancy
-Preterm birth
-Placenta praevia
-Placenta ccreta
-Cephalopelvic disproportion eg GDM
-Mother-to-child transmission risk eg HIV, hep B, hep C, primary HSV
-BMI
-Maternal request